Educause Security Discussion mailing list archives
Re: Interesting Research
From: "Barton, Robert W." <bartonrt () LEWISU EDU>
Date: Tue, 2 Apr 2019 20:59:38 +0000
Always error on the side of paranoia. Your gut feels are good. Robert W. Barton Executive Director of Information Security and Policy Lewis University One University Parkway Romeoville, IL 60446-2200 815-836-5663 From: The EDUCAUSE Security Community Group Listserv <SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU> On Behalf Of Laverty, Patrick Sent: Tuesday, April 2, 2019 3:57 PM To: SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU Subject: Re: [SECURITY] Interesting Research I would also say to not participate in this research. If you really want to test whether your students are adhering, then do some password cracking of the stored hashes. Or at a minimum, hash some really weak passwords, and compare those hashes to what your students are using. And if you want to know if some of your students have chosen weak passwords, the answer is yes. :) On Tue, Apr 2, 2019 at 4:11 PM King, Ronald A. <raking () nsu edu<mailto:raking () nsu edu>> wrote: Fellow security pros, I have an interesting research request come in my inbox today. A researcher wants to setup a portal for students to self-register with a username and password. The kicker is passwords will be stored in plain text and collected. The premise is to gauge whether students are actually adhering to suggested practices in password design. My first reaction is “(heck) no,” but I realize I may be overreacting. So, I decided to see if anyone has dealt with this kind of research and how you handled it. While I see the value in the research, my security senses tell me students will be using their standard password they use for everything. Thus big risk. Feel free to contact me directly. Thank you, Ron Ronald King Chief Information Security Officer Office of Information Technology (757) 823-2916 (Office) raking () nsu edu<mailto:raking () nsu edu> www.nsu.edu<http://www.nsu.edu/> @NSUCISO (Twitter) [NSU_logo_horiz_tag_4c - Smaller] This message (including any attachments) is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is non-public, proprietary, privileged, confidential, and exempt from disclosure under applicable law or may constitute as attorney work product. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any use, dissemination, distribution, or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, notify us immediately by telephone at (815)-836-5950 and (i) destroy this message if a facsimile or (ii) delete this message immediately if this is an electronic communication. Thank you.
Current thread:
- Interesting Research King, Ronald A. (Apr 02)
- Re: Interesting Research Jones, Mark B (Apr 02)
- Re: Interesting Research Albrecht, Travis (Apr 02)
- Re: Interesting Research Laverty, Patrick (Apr 02)
- Re: Interesting Research Barton, Robert W. (Apr 02)
- Re: Interesting Research Greg Williams (Apr 02)
- Re: Interesting Research Ashlar Trystan (Apr 02)
- Re: Interesting Research John McCabe (Apr 02)
- Re: Interesting Research Clark Gaylord (Apr 02)
- Re: Interesting Research Bridges, Robert A. (Apr 02)
- Re: Interesting Research Bridges, Robert A. (Apr 02)
- Re: Interesting Research Bridges, Robert A. (Apr 02)
- Re: Interesting Research Tanner, Andrea (Apr 02)
- Re: Interesting Research Von Welch (Work) (Apr 02)
- Re: Interesting Research John Chapman (Apr 03)
- Re: Interesting Research King, Ronald A. (Apr 09)
(Thread continues...)